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Microgravity

Author(s): Gregory L. Vogt, EdD
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Space Environment

Space is a natural vacuum in which there is no air to breathe. Due to the lack of pressure in the space environment, gas bubbles begin to form in body fluids, causing the body to expand.

Keywords: body fluids | breathing | gas bubbles | microgravity | pressure | vacuum | human body | space environment
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  1. Illustration © G.L. Vogt.